Understanding the IEC 62682 Alarm Management Standard

This white paper explains why there are now both an ISA-18.2 and an IEC 62682 Standard on “Management of Alarm Systems for the Process Industries.” The genesis of the IEC document is explained and the differences between the two documents are detailed.This paper is a supplement to the PAS white paper, “Understanding and Applying the ISA-18.2 Alarm Management Standard.